Regenerative Agriculture

Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

August 8, 2022

This heritage breed has adapted to dry rangelands and may help regenerate the soil while needing less water and feed than other cattle. Ranchers in Southern California are helping them find a niche.

Montana Lentil Farmers Go Against the Grain to Build Thriving Organic Business

By Ken Roseboro

May 20, 2022

Under Montana’s big sky, Timeless grower Jody Manuel and David Oien examine mid-season organic lentils on Jody’s farm in north-central Montana.

What the Insect Crisis Means for Food, Farming—and Humanity

By Tilde Herrera

May 19, 2022

journalist oliver milman and the cover of his new book, the insect crisis

This Antioxidant May Provide a Key Link Between Regenerative Agriculture and Human Health

By Katherine Kornei

May 10, 2022

farmer growing regenerative crops harvests carrots from healthy soil

A Regenerative Grazing Revolution Is Taking Root in the Mid-Atlantic

By Lisa Held

March 30, 2022

Chickens graze outside their mobile pen on Open Book Farm. (Photo credit: Mary Kathryn Barnet)

Tracing Regenerative Farming to its Indigenous Roots

By Hannah Wallace

March 10, 2022

liz carlisle and the cover of her book, healing grounds

Soil Proof: The Plan to Quantify Regenerative Agriculture

By Twilight Greenaway

March 7, 2022

Jonathan Lundgren on a field overlooking regenerative agriculture project

Op-Ed: There Is Ample Evidence That Agroecology Can Transform the Food System

By Lauren Baker

March 4, 2022

Smallholder potato farmer harvesting in Kenya on an agroecology focused farm

A New California Law Will Create a Lot More Compost—but Will it Make it to Farmland?

By Gosia Wozniacka

March 2, 2022

A pile of compost in the farm field at Shone Farm, a teaching farm at Sonoma State University in California. (Photo by Emma K. Morris)

Op-ed: What I Learned from White Oak Pastures—and What Other Farms Can, Too

By Beth Hoffman

February 24, 2022

Bulls and sheep grazing near a creek at Will Harris's regenerative farm, White Oak Pastures.

What Is the Future of Organic?

By Lisa Held

February 14, 2022

Female farmers harvesting organic heirloom cucumbers on summer morning

The Field Report: Will the Next Farm Bill Move the Needle on Climate Action?

By Lisa Held

February 9, 2022

USDA employees plant Cereal Rye as a cover crop in the garden beds of the urban farm outside of the Department of Agriculture Whitten Building in Washington, D.C., December 15, 2021. (USDA photo by Preston Keres)

The Field Report: Fake Chicken, Real Money

By Lisa Held

January 12, 2022

The Daring chicken advertisement. (Photo courtesy of Daring)

The Corn Belt Is Losing Topsoil, Increasing Carbon Emissions and Lowering Yields

By Liz Kimbrough, Mongabay

January 10, 2022

The dark-colored soil (right) has been farmed no-till and with cover crops for decades, while the pale one (right) is from a tilled field with no cover crops across the road. Photo by Dale Strickler.

At an Annual Sustainability Gathering, Big Ag Describes its Efforts to Control the Narrative

By Lisa Held

December 9, 2021

Combines Harvesting Corn On Field Against Clear Sky

On Henry’s Farm, Experimenting with Radical Adaptation to the Climate Crisis

By Lori Rotenberk

December 6, 2021

Henry Brockman harvesting leeks in the upper fields at Henry's Farm in the heat of an October dusk.

What the Meat Industry Can Learn from the Downfall of Belcampo

By Beth Hoffman

November 4, 2021

Is the Future of Big Dairy Regenerative?

By Gosia Wozniacka

September 8, 2021

A rancher on a dairy farm leading cattle to be milked.

The Nation’s First Regenerative Dairy Works with Nature to Heal the Soil—at Scale

By Gosia Wozniacka

September 7, 2021

Blake Alexandre checking on the vitality of the soil on Alexandre Family Farm.

As Carbon Markets Reward New Efforts, Will Regenerative Farming Pioneers Be Left in the Dirt?

By Virginia Gewin

July 27, 2021

GC Ellis standing outside a gate on G-Bar-C Ranch with cattle in the background.

Jesse Frost Wants to Help Produce Farmers Stop Tilling Their Soil

By Twilight Greenaway

July 22, 2021

How Pesticides Are Harming Soil Ecosystems

By Meg Wilcox

June 4, 2021

an earthworm crawling on healthy soil without pesticides

Carbon Markets Stand to Reward ‘No-Till’ Farmers. But Most Are Still Tilling the Soil.

By Gosia Wozniacka

May 3, 2021

no-till corn planting in Albany, Missouri. (Photo CC-licensed by the University of Missouri CAFNR)

Is Agroecology Being Co-Opted by Big Ag?

By Lisa Held

April 20, 2021

a dark cloud is on the horizon of a farm symbolizing the big ag co-opting of agroecology

Can California’s Organic Vegetable Farmers Unlock the Secrets of No-Till Farming?

By Gosia Wozniacka

March 30, 2021

Transplanting melons in to high-residue beds on Full Belly Farm. (Photo courtesy of Full Belly Farm)

Regenerative Agriculture

Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

Montana Lentil Farmers Go Against the Grain to Build Thriving Organic Business

What the Insect Crisis Means for Food, Farming—and Humanity

This Antioxidant May Provide a Key Link Between Regenerative Agriculture and Human Health

A Regenerative Grazing Revolution Is Taking Root in the Mid-Atlantic

Today’s food system is complex.

Tracing Regenerative Farming to its Indigenous Roots

Soil Proof: The Plan to Quantify Regenerative Agriculture

Op-Ed: There Is Ample Evidence That Agroecology Can Transform the Food System

A New California Law Will Create a Lot More Compost—but Will it Make it to Farmland?

Op-ed: What I Learned from White Oak Pastures—and What Other Farms Can, Too

What Is the Future of Organic?

The Field Report: Will the Next Farm Bill Move the Needle on Climate Action?

The Field Report: Fake Chicken, Real Money

The Corn Belt Is Losing Topsoil, Increasing Carbon Emissions and Lowering Yields

At an Annual Sustainability Gathering, Big Ag Describes its Efforts to Control the Narrative

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On Henry’s Farm, Experimenting with Radical Adaptation to the Climate Crisis

What the Meat Industry Can Learn from the Downfall of Belcampo

Is the Future of Big Dairy Regenerative?

The Nation’s First Regenerative Dairy Works with Nature to Heal the Soil—at Scale

As Carbon Markets Reward New Efforts, Will Regenerative Farming Pioneers Be Left in the Dirt?

Jesse Frost Wants to Help Produce Farmers Stop Tilling Their Soil

How Pesticides Are Harming Soil Ecosystems

Carbon Markets Stand to Reward ‘No-Till’ Farmers. But Most Are Still Tilling the Soil.

Is Agroecology Being Co-Opted by Big Ag?

Can California’s Organic Vegetable Farmers Unlock the Secrets of No-Till Farming?